Cyclist cracks skull after crash with car in Portslade

10:20am Wednesday 31st October 2012 in News

A cyclist suffered a cracked skull when he was in a crash with a car in Portslade on Tuesday evening (October 30).

The 24-year-old Portslade man, who was riding a Specialized Enduro mountain bike, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton following the collision.

It happened at 5.51pm on the roundabout junction of the B2193 Church Road and Vale Road.

He remained under observation on Wednesday morning having sustained lacerations to his head and a bleed on the brain.

The driver of the Nissan Figaro involved, a 54-year-old woman from Shoreham, was treated for shock.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to call 101 quoting serial 1294 of 30/10.

Comments(5)

StyleCop says...
11:12am Wed 31 Oct 12

Poor bugger... but I'm curious why the brand and model of bicycle is relevant - other than to suggest the rider wasn't your run-of-the-mill Halfords Appollo cyclists?

Are we to assume that because it's a premium-branded premium-range full-suspension mountain bike that it's somehow more interesting...

The fact remains a cyclist has sustained some nasty head trauma and is in hospital... whether or not the bike cost a few K is irrelevant.

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Fight_Back says...
11:41am Wed 31 Oct 12

Hope he gets well soon.

Strange that the Argus don't mention if he was wearing a helmet and instead tell us the type of the bike !

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Fercri Sakes says...
11:49am Wed 31 Oct 12

Dear Argus Editor, can we have an update on the accident that happened at the junction of The Drive / Church Road the other month? The one where the truck ran over the cyclist's head.

I'd like to know how the cyclist is doing and if the driver of the truck will be prosecuted.

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Love Grove says...
7:22pm Wed 31 Oct 12

Did he have lights on the bike and was he wearing a helmet? The make and model of the bike is irrelevant I agree.

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Cash Bull says...
7:56am Thu 1 Nov 12

Let us hope he was obeying the road signs and had not transgressed lane markings. What make of helmet was he wearing? Serious Cyclists who own this sort of Bike, generally are of the heads down and driven persuasion, I hope he is insured.

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